
EMA recommends to continue AZD1222 vaccinations
After the stops of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine or specific batches of it in 13 EU member states, the EU regulatory authority EMA has analysed the...

PCR-test reveals risk of genotoxity of genome editing
The new method called single targeted linker-mediated PCR sequencing (CAST-Seq), developed at University Hospital Freiburg, Germany, is set to become...

Targeting SARS-CoV-2 differently
Using X-ray crystallography, Sebastian Günther and colleagues screened more than 5,000 drug compounds, identified seven compounds that bind to Mpro,...

French biotech investors launch spin-out alliance
Argobio SAS has been kicked off with €50m of committed capital from Kurma Partners, and the state bank Bpifrance. Co-investors include Angelini...

Germany orders antibody therapies from USA
Although there is no centralised approval required for biologics from the European Medicines Agency, Germany's Health Minister Jens Spahn has...

Janssen to pledge COVID-19 vaccine to African Union
The announcement follows a contract signed last year with the global vaccine alliance Gavi to deliver up to 500 million doses of JNJ’ adenoviral...

EU orders 100 million additional doses from Biontech
To avoid supply shortages that could occur as a result of restricted use of adenoviral COVID-19 vaccines, the European Commission has acquired...